Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear)

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear)?

Fruit of the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia), used as a fruit-juice ingredient in beverages.

Is Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear) safe?

Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 10,214 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Also known as

Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear) is also known as nopal, cactus, кактус, opuntia, cactus fruit — these all refer to the same ingredient.

cactus cactus fruit cactus juice prickly pear prickly pear juice opuntia nopal cactus si fructe verzi кактус

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Products containing Cactus Fruit (Prickly Pear)

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